The smokiness of the roasted brinjals and the creaminess of the coconut milk make this salad melt-in-the mouth or simply delish. A dish thats not to be missed. I first tasted this exotic salad at Aunty Betty Sequeira’s house in Mangalore, India. She is an awesome cook and makes such palate pleasing dishes, that everyone […]
I made this traditional, spicy and tongue tingling hot vegetable curry on the 8th of September 2011 to celebrate the birthday of Our Blessed Mother Mary. It was a healthy, tasty and a perfect accompaniment for the lacy appams. The spice blend I used is a classic ( my moms) and is very versatile, can […]
Well its been on my mind for a long time to make a record of all the things we did for baby, things we bought for him, the essentials, the not so important, bath, nappy, clothes etc etc…….just as a future reference for ourselves and as information for first time moms who might be interested. […]
Well you know those days when you trying to keep up with a budding baby whose just learned to crawl, have a pile of clothes sitting in a corner, carpets that have seen better days and a whole load of mail that needs to be acted on…..well on such days the last thing on my […]
Now who doesn’t have a soft corner for this wonderfully spiced Punjabi dish where the humble potato and the not so well appreciated cauliflower are married off together with a whole host of spices and flavourings…..hmmmm…. Well since baby was born , I rarely get the time to cook elaborate meals, hence thinking cap on, […]
April is here and so are the sweet juicy mangoes…………………… This Mangalorean recipe is a delightful way to enjoy sweet mangoes with a spicy twist. I guarantee you just cannot stop at one!! To make Mangalore Style Sweet Mango Curry Serve: 3-4 Ingredients: Small ripe mangoes: 12 Jaggery to taste Salt to taste For seasoning: Oil: […]
This yummy spicy buttermilk kadi goes brilliantly with plain rice. It is mouth wateringly delicious. Ingredients: Serves 2-3 Thick curds: 1.5 cups Water: 1/2 cup Kuvalo/ Ashgourd: 1 cup cubed Water to cook kuvalo: 1 cup Turmeric: Pinch Salt to taste To grind: Raw rice: 1tbsp Methi seeds: 8 Kashmiri red chillies: 2 […]
This is a tasty vegetable dish combining cooking cucumber/vegetable marrow and marrow fat peas, flavoured using the popular spicy mangalorean baffat powder. Ingredients: Large cooking cucumber/Marrow:1 Onion large sliced: 1 Mangalorean Baffat powder: 3tsps Curry leaves: 1 sprig Green chillies slit:2 Dessicated /freshly grated coconut: 1/4 cup Tamarind juice- 3tsps Salt to taste Dried Marrow […]
This is my favourite green plaintain vegetable recipe. I learned it from my mom. It is simple and very tasty. Goes well with paez ( rice cooked in lots of water) , galmbiche chutney ( dried shrimp chutney) and pickle. Food Fact: The plantain has been consumed as human food since prehistory. It tends to […]
We make this tasty and simple Mangalorean vegetable sukke very often at home. The blend of basic spices along with freshly grated coconut makes the ‘boring cabbage’ very appetising. Ingredients: Serves 6 Cabbage: 800gms Canned kabuli channa/chickpeas: 1 small can (“optional”- did not use it the time these pictures were taken) Cumin powder: 2.5 […]